Korean companies’ idle funds hit a record high in the second quarter, boosted by semiconductor exports and corporate profitability
智通财经2026/10/07 07:06(1) Data from the Bank of Korea on Wednesday showed that driven by robust semiconductor exports and improved corporate profits, South Korean companies’ idle funds reached a record high in the second quarter. (2) As of the end of June, net financial assets held by non-financial companies amounted to 67.1 trillion won (about $50.1 billions), a significant jump from 20.8 trillion won three months earlier. (3) This is the highest single-quarter value since the Bank of Korea began tracking this indicator in 2009.
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